Community Solar Gardens

There are 100+ different owners of this 50 kW community solar garden. Members of the Cooperative are offered the opportunity to purchase solar modules in this solar garden located on Cooperative property. The next community solar garden installation will be a part of the larger solar farm. These solar modules are installed and maintained by the Cooperative and the energy they produce is credited back to the customer on their monthly power bill.

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Customer-Generated Renewable Energy​

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Renewable Energy Member Packet

By offering renewable energy system incentives, technical support and the opportunity to sell power at a reasonable profit, Farmers Electric Cooperative is helping our customers become power producers!
 
Member customers can take advantage of an incentive rate and Federal and State tax credits.

CONSUMER RENEWABLE ENERGY SALES

The Farmers Electric Cooperative’s (FEC) Consumer Renewable Energy Sales program will purchase the output of qualifying photovoltaic (PV) and small wind systems at $0.06 per kilowatt hour up to monthly usage. You will continue to be billed for your electric usage using your existing meter at the current rate.
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Eligibility
  • You must be a customer member of FEC
  • The PV or wind system must be located within FEC service territory
  • You must be enrolled as a participant in the Green Power Project
  • The system must be operational and in service on or after January 1, 2008
  • System size must be a minimum of 500 W and no larger than 50 kW

Terms and conditions

Enrollment Period: There will be a written contract between the renewable system owner and FEC for a fixed term.

Metering and Service Facilities: Participation requires two meters. One to measure the kWhr output of the renewable energy system, and the other to measure kWhr used by the home or business.
  1. The customer shall furnish, install and wire at their expense the necessary service equipment, meter sockets, and meter enclosures that may be required by FEC to properly meter the renewable energy output.
  2. The customer must also comply with all applicable national, state, and local electric codes, rules and regulations.

Renewable Attributes: FEC will have ownership of all associated renewable attributes and allowances produced by the customer’s renewable energy system for the 10-year term.

Program Caps: Consumer system feed-in rate benefits shall be capped at monthly kWhr usage. Monthly production greater than monthly usage will be credited at $0.04 per kWhr.​